Annual Native Plant Sale This Saturday

BERKELEY, CA — Are you ready to add new plants to your landscaping? There's a plant sale this weekend that includes many plants that are not available in commercial nurseries.

The East Bay Regional Parks Botanic Garden spring plant sale is a rare opportunity to select from an unmatched diversity of California native plants propagated by volunteers from the Garden's collection, including trees, shrubs, groundcovers, perennials, grasses, bulbs, ferns, and annuals, as well as native plant seeds.

Look for plenty of native flowering irises, coral bells, lilies, trillium, and monkeyflowers along with a diversity of manzanitas and ceanothus. They will also offer a limited number of shooting stars.

Among the drought tolerant plants which will be available for sale:

• Native sages, ‘Bee’s Bliss’, ‘Allen Chickering’, and ‘Whirly Blue’
• Island bush poppy
• Santa Cruz Island ironwood

The sale features plants to fit conditions in every Bay Area garden, with experts on hand to provide advice and gardening tips. Visitors may explore the Garden and benefit from horticultural advice.

Please bring your own boxes to cart home your purchases.

Regional Parks Botanic Garden volunteers organize the event, and all proceeds directly benefit the Garden.

Bring the family! The first 100 kids will receive a free plant.

Cash, checks, and credit cards will all be accepted.

The Regional Parks Botanic Garden California Native Plant Spring Sale will take place this Saturday, April 21, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Garden is located at the intersection of Wildcat Canyon Road and Anza View Road, near the Brazil Building at Tilden Regional Park in Berkeley.

Admission is free.

For more information, call: (510) 544-3169.

-Images via East Bay Regional Parks District